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This article is not meant to downplay the brilliant performance of our academically bright students. Nor it is meant to explain away the below-average performance of others. Nonetheless, even as we let the dust settle after the announcement of the results of our national board exams, we do well to ponder the educational system once again.

“We have a huge vested interest in education. Partly because it is education that’s meant to take us into this future that we can’t grasp” says Sir Ken Robinson. This is a remarkable diagnosis of our defective posture on education. Is extolling education as our sole guiding light into the future justifiable? Given, the utter unpredictability of our future and the historic inadequacy of education to solve our simple socio-economic irregularities, let alone solving life’s deepest problems, hailing education as the sole saviour seem superfluous. How silly to tell our children that it is education that will help you to trump all in the future when we know that the country is largely paralyzed by the mess created by so-called educated ones! Look at our administrative machinery, for example.

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Shillong Doctors show solidarity to protesting Doctors in WB

The Indian Medical Association's today hold a nationwide doctors' strike in solidarity with the protesting doctors in Kolkata.  However Emergency and casualty services, continue to function. Similarly Doctors in Shillong in order to show their solidarity to protest doctors in West Bengal. Three Hospitals in Shillong which includes Woodland, Nazareth and North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) Hospital took part in the protest.

Junior doctors in West Bengal are on strike since 11^th June after two Junior Doctors were attacked and seriously injured by relatives of a patient who died at the NRS Medical College in West Bengal.

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Farmers regard japi as the portable home of the farming field. Along with earthworm, it is all weather friends for the farmer, especially in their bread earning drudgery. While in action, it shelters farmers from rain or sunshine during summer. Sadly, days are seemingly numbered for the dream refuse of cultivators because of the growing sacristy of japi pat.

If our apprehension comes true, the farming fraternity will be in trouble,” Prabin Das, an accomplished artisan in Japi making craft said. Japi, the integral part of Assamese culture and prized possession of farmers are made of particular leaves of a hilly grown plant known as lechara gas Licualapeltata. The leaves of this plant are indispensable in making this headgear if the latter is meant for farmers. Skeleton of the headgear is made of bamboo.

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Youth drowned in Ribhoi- District

One 21 years old Derick Kharpran of Nongkhriam Block Nongthymmai drowned in the Umdkuh Thwei Diengngan river situated in Sohliya Ri-bhoi District. According to reports the youth along with 5 other friend went for swimming in the river and suddenly lost control and drown in the river. The body of the deceased was retrieved by the Search and Rescue Team of the Fire Service from Shillong. The body was sent for post mortem in Nongpoh Civil hospital.

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A seminar on "how to increase your present income Level or Build up Secured Career” under Central government organisation was held under the auspices of  Media Study and Research Centre (MSRC) of Dhubri at Town Hotel Conference Hall on May 20.

Nearly 100 educated housewives, girls and young boys participated in the seminar address by one of the most successful LICI Development Officer (senior business associate) of Dhubri under Bongaigaon Division, Debashish Sarkar. Sarkar in his hour long deliberation as the Chief Guest and key speaker stressed on the quality and hidden talent among the participants, which they hitherto not felt.

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Anti-CAB, BJP reason for UDP defeat for LS Shillong seat

During the review meeting of the United Democratic Party (UDP) in Shillong in the residence of President Dr. Donkupar Roy, Senior UDP leader Bindo Lanong rubbished the claims that its candidates Jemino Mawthoh defeat was the result of some betrayal by the MDA partner’s leaders.

Speaking to reporters Bindo Lanong said that “all leaders including MLA and MDC have work hard with dedication for the common candidates (Jemino) but due to various issues like the CAB, Anti-BJP and other have cause us defeat”. He also claimed that the electorates have been misled by the Congress leaders who portrayed UDP as the bad boy for working with NPP who is an ally with the BJP. The party will held a meeting on July to re-organize the party and to discuss the plans for the GHADC election. Meanwhile Jemino Mawthoh clears the stand that UDP is against CAB. When asked about the issue of ‘Punjabi Lane’ Bindo Lanong said that “the idea of relocating them is not to deprive them of their place to stay but to give them a better place to live in”.

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The stand-off between the Cardiology Department and the NEIGRIHMS Administration had severely affected the patients. The dispute in NEIGRIHMS between the Director, Dr. D.M Thapa and the Head of Department (HoD) of the Cardiology Department, Dr. Animesh Mishra started on April 30^th when medical items meant for the Cardiology Lab were seized by the Director as the same were purchased from a private vendor instead of Amrit Pharmacy as directed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Since then, the health care services in the Cardio department have been affected causing much inconvenience to the patients. The crisis continued in NEIGRIHMS between the doctors of the Cardiology Department and the Administration over non-supply of stents, pacemakers and equipment for carrying out surgeries in the Cardiology Department. The operation theatre of the Cardiology Department had remained non-functional, and almost six surgeries could not be conducted since equipment were not available for the doctors.

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Meghalaya Autonomous District to hold joint meeting soon

The three Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) have decided to hold a joint meeting to discuss on the proposed amendment of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India. The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) in Shillong. The KHADC Chief Executive Member, Teinwell Dkhar told reporters that the meeting was inconclusive as the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) could not attend the meeting. The meeting was held only between the KHADC and the Jaiñtia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC).

“Though we have discussed many issues but we cannot take any decision without GHADC. Therefore we have decided that all the three ADCs will again meet very soon to collectively decide on the suggestions to be submitted to both Centre and State Governments,” he said. KHADC Chairman P. N Syiem said that the issue related to number of seats for the three ADCs apart from other issues will also be discussed in the next meeting.